Goddess // Loki Laufeyson [Book 1]

⭐︎ Chapter 16 ⭐︎

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I am once again woken up by the bright light trickling over my skin. I climb out of bed with my eyes closed feeling too weak to open them due to all the crying from last night. When I finally open them I am greeted by a headache and red puffy eyes.

On the top of my desk, I once again find an item that hasn't been there before. A small folded letter is laying on top of the only book that I own here. I walk towards it and take it into my hands. It is a lot heavier then a normal letter, what is in there?

I open it up and find a golden old key next to the writing. I hold the cold metal in my hand and start to read the small note.

'If you ever need to escape just open the door.'

My heart immediately starts to flutter the feeling of millions of butterflies flying around my stomach and slightly but carefully dance around my heart. There is only one person that could have written this letter. The one person that stayed all night long with me comforting me in his arms whispering sweet little nothings in my ear.

I know exactly which door this key opens and that makes my smile slowly forming on my lips even wider. He is giving me the key to his secret room. The room that he used to think and be alone and now he decided to share it with someone. And of all the people he chose me. The person that he knows for only one week.

He truly helped me yesterday to go through the night and I am so grateful for it. I don't know if I would be able to stand on my two feet if it wasn't for him. Still, it doesn't make things easier and doesn't make my problems disappear. I need to confront them even if I don't want to.

Do I talk with my father again? But what would I say after storming out the last time? Will he accept my apology and start anew with me? Or wants he for us to lead separate lives because of my resemblance to my mother? But would it be possible for him to let me go? After all, I found out that he never has stopped loving me and always looked out for me on earth!

My mind is still all over the place, so I decided to take my mind off of it and look for Sif at breakfast, perhaps she will want to train with me a bit.

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"Those are our training fields," Sif tells me pointing next to us to a field with warriors fighting.

I can see many warriors fight on their own but as well a few are fighting each other. There are also a few who are only there to watch and cheer the fighters on which makes it for me a lot more intimating! I mean I haven't shown anyone else besides Odin and Sif what I could do and now I am going to do it in front of a hundred people. That isn't really what I thought this morning about getting my mind off. To be honest, I thought it will once again only be between Sif and me, but I was completely wrong.

"Come on, Anna. What are you waiting for! I want to show you some more of my tricks." Sif says a few feet ahead of me.

What did I get myself into?

I follow her and we make our way towards the fields. People already eying us because we are the only women to train here. I hate being the center of attention and by the looks of it here in Asgard I am always at least a part of it.

Sif ignores all the stares already being used to them and walks towards a weapon holder.

"Pick a sword." she utters while choosing one for herself.

Not knowing a lot about swords I take the one who I personally suit me the most and prepare myself for the fight knowing that I definitely need to enter her mind once again or I wouldn't stand a chance against her.

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We have been fighting for over two hours now, sweat is already forming all over my body it is the first time for me having a long and hard training. Sif and I haven't even gotten the chance to end one single fight because of me knowing almost her every move. Still, since she knows about my abilities she makes it harder for me to enter her mind and is always prepared for my next move. People have been gathering around us and after an hour started to wonder when the fight between both of us would finally end, but it never came to it. So we both decided to just end it in a draw.

"You call this a fight?" we hear Thor's voice beam around the fighting grounds.

I feel Sif next to me roll her eyes and she then turns around looking into Thor's direction not really saying anything to him. Of course, a comment like this can only come from the famous God of thunder. is he referring to the fact t

"Both of us are better fighters than you ever will be," I say, a smirk lingering on my face.

The groud starts to gasp and whisper not really believing that I would address one of Odin's son like this. And to be completely honest I am surprised myself, but somehow I am so ready for a challenge especially because he thinks I am only a woman that he can take as his queen.

"Is that so?" Thor asks taking a few steps towards me.

"Yes," I tell him my smirk only growing wider.

"How about we settle this in a fight?" he throws his hammer slightly in the air and lets is spin then catching it while shrugging confidently.

"Why not," I answer with confidence as possible covering the fact that I am totally exhausted from my last fight with Sif.

What did I get myself into now? For god sake Anna he is one of the best warriors in Asgard if not he is the best and I have only participated in two fights with the same person. Let's just say I don't stand a chance against him!

"Ready?" he asks looking at me.

I close my eyes the billionths time today and try to enter his mind and it is easier than I thought it would be. Thor is so full of himself that his mind is weak there is no barrier that I need to break he is literally like an open book you can open whenever you want.

I skim through his mind finally finding the source for the incredible fighting skills he is famously known for and copy them into my mind as I have before ignoring everything else going on in his mind. I am definitely getting better at it.

Then I open my eyes again seeing Thor looking strangely at me wondering when I am finally going to answer him.

"Ready when you are!" I tell him already knowing his every move.

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